Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-08-07


There are hfty-thFes young ladies IN
married and more OF len fair % look
npon now In thiB village whose maxKlaRs
settlement in each case viii not Be less
than 9I,0oe.0 o0, says 4 eeFatoga ietter
IN the Newport Times. The season Is
backward and the town 10 not half full.
In two or three weeks there will be
swics a. many people hare, and, By the
rule Of simple Proportion, 1o6 young
ladies', eaeh having g tender gtriisb
heart and endless bond 10 tntrcst to the
man Of her choice. This does n0t take
into account the rich widows who fock
here in Rreat clond cash season. not
the winged beetle whose cologs are CON-
bse, bot rather like the iridescent but
teEdy. which IL more gorgeous 70 be-
hold than 10 the red wagon 10 ehild-
hoods eager ere The widgw, like the
butterfly, does rot 90 stourneYinR until
the chrysalis season Of mourning is
past. Further than thia, there are heir
essea Of minor degrees, running down
20 3 paltry $4,000 OF $4,000, which.
while IL is quite a handy sum 20 make
journey 10 Hoeoken q Montreal upon.
Is small change when Saratoga beiFessss
are nndeg consideration. From this
Il may be gathered that more necessary
to Saratoga than even the searching
spKinQ wafer Of Hathofn Is that modern
Oupio'a bower known asa matrimonial
agency.
At she bop ct the Uaited States Fri
day evening, there vas one quaoFiile
set In which the four young lsdies rep
resented the poftlY sum Of -, ZOO, eco.
They were the two daughters Of q bank
eT not O thousand miles fr0m the cor
neE Of Wall and Broad streets, the niece
Of q California Senator, and the daugh-
Ter Of the family here which possesses
the only cottage with ball room In the
town. Each Of these young ladies will,
Ia the natural order Of thines, come in
to possession Of s5,000.OO0 In her own
right. Not one Of them Is engaged, or,
90 far as il known, has q sutton ct all
preferred. They are all four pretty,
and we're they not behind . golden bar
rier would be at least as lovabIe 20 the
average man a. the average girl Of their
ace. The bankers two daughters are
petite and brunei, and tasteful dFessers.
The neice II large and blonde, With an
apparently sentimental disposition, and
an eRTatie hustle. The young lady Who
dances in her own ball room is likewise
tall, blonde, and fine looking.
And yet, under the American matri.
moniAl aystem as at present constituted,
the quartet have little prospect Of max
ing matches IN any way desirable unless
they journey abroad and purchase tar
nishsd eoronet now Ia pawn, together
With the combatible human incum-
brance thereto attached. The fact Is,
hsiresses in America are somewhat to
be pitied.
Al enc Of the tables in the Grand
Union dining room sits slender, but
prettily formed young lady with light
hair, which, with little assistance,
would be golden, aBd q sweet, sensible,
bat rather giFIish fRee. She is accom-
panied b. an elderly lady IN black silk,
With q pardonebIe weakness for head
trimming. They are mother and daugh-
ter, Papa owns q county OF two up In
Minnesota, and 10 Ms home collecting
his rents. Yesterday the daughter was
aKfayed IN Q delicate pink and cream
dress, and looked much more edible
than anything on the dinner menu.
She represents seven hguEes 10 the
Young gentleman who induces Der TO
become his, but that young gentleman
shows no signs Of putting 10 an appear
auue. They know nobody about the hotel
or the town here. They perforoe drive
alone and drink Congress In each
Others familiar bat non-atimulatinR
company. The young lady at home 10
too great q parsonage for any local
swain to lift his daring eyes 10. Here,
and wherever elsa she goes, where the
world is thEongiug she will be nobody
In particular, and IL scarcely likely 70
attract attention from anybody except
the professional fortune-hnnter, who as
Q husband Is never worth the powder
requisite 10 blow him into the oblivion
be 50 honestly earns. Madamoiselle
now looks - at least. The probability
Is that most Of the girls ahs grew MP
With are already fond wives and happy
mothers. She Is unhappy for the simple
reason that happiness does nos consist
In what ons has but in the qualification
Of reasonable hopes and desires. Verify
the dollar Is mot al 10 is melted ap to
be, and the man who helps the heiresses
out In this little difficulty BY bridging
the chasm win Be given Q monumsnt
much more expensive than Miss Bar
tholdi's, with Q grateful tribute on the
pedestal In letters a. big as 9 Oo1ey
Island advertising sign.